Habib Bourguiba (Habib Bourguiba)

Born in the petty-bourgeois family. Educated in college and high school Sadiki Carnot in Tunis, in 1927 he graduated from the University of Paris and the Higher School of Political Sciences in Paris. In 1927 he returned to Tunisia and began the practice of law. Since 1930 actively participated in the national liberation movement as a member of the party dusturi (joined the party in 1922), . collaborated in dusturovskoy newspaper Voix du Tunisienne "(" La voie du Tunisian "), . gained fame as the author of articles, . against French colonialism and monarchical regime, . Since 1932, together with M. Matri, brother of Mohammed, and others. began to publish a newspaper, Action Tunisienne "(" L'Action tunisian "). At the combine, the Congress dusturi in 1933 was elected a member of the executive committee of the Party. In 1934, after the split dusturi, Bourguiba and his followers founded the Party "New dusturi, which led the struggle of the Tunisian people for national independence. Bourguiba became its general secretary, and since 1938 - chairman. In 1934-38 was repeatedly arrested by French colonial authorities. In 1938 the party "New dusturi" was prohibited, Bourguiba was arrested and then transferred to a military prison in France. In 1943 he returned to Tunisia, advocated cooperation with the countries of the anti-Hitler coalition. In the postwar period, worked actively to bring together the activities of the Tunisian national liberation movement, was repeatedly arrested and deported from Tunisia by French colonial authorities. After the proclamation of independence in 1956, Bourguiba of Tunisia - the head of government (1956-69), from 1957 - the country's president from 1975 Life President. In 1974 Bourguiba - lifetime chairman of the Socialist Party dusturovskoy. Honorary President of the African Socialist International (since 1981).